Revoluble display stand



Jazz. 20, 193 J. H. PENNIMAN HAL, 1,759,552

REVOLUBLE DISPLAY STAND 3 S mets-sheet 1 Filed Dec. 30. 1929 INVENTOR c/o/m h. Penmman 13y damn G. Cola/kw 62W. P @M! ATTORNEY 1931- .1. H. PENNIMAN ETA!- 1,759,553

I REVOLUBLE DISPLAY STAND Filed Dec. 30, 1929 5 Shays-Sheet 2 Ema. 2Q, 1931. J. HQPENNIMAN REVOLUBLE DISPLAY STAND Filed Dec. :50. 1929' 4 Shasta-Shoat 3 I INVENTQR v John N. Penngman c/ames 6.0011100 L46 r QM! ATTORNEYS rll M- L /s Patent'ed lilan. 20,

JOHN H. rENNI MAN NDLTIiLi s q. co rim sjoFk lmhzoogmicinem, Ass-muon 'A A 'PRE SQQ QNYQO .KALAMAZQP; M CH G 7' revolubleeutomobile emphysema-.1,

"Second, to provide an in'aprojzed 100. Iistr1lCT-' for such elevator and drivi'ngmeans.

lof the reductiori' cured thereto.

' view of the" attachingiclip 'dfor securing; the 7 "head f th V j' sting1jack to'the, chassis IBEVQLUB IiEjJ ISPLAY mm: 1

The 'objects 'of the" ii veiitioii are: I First, to provide a simple; sa fe{pOrtaJlojl'e,

'oWer driven -display istand turntable for automobiles orthe like .Thircl, tozprovide an. improved driuing means therefor. j

Fourth, to I proYide inrijproired eleir2i,tingf means therefor. i

, Fifth. to provide improved coiitrol-"r rieaiis Obje'cts pertaining to I'detztils and jecon -j omies Will appear from the :des'cription to A preferred lIflbQdlIjIlellt f furry is illustrated in the accompanying drawing,

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ture, certain concealed, portions being findi cated by dottedlines, and 'the electric nriotori for actuating the so e 4 being eutirely' omitted. v 1

vatioii view taken. on line 2 2- ofFigs l, 3

aud t, the elevated. position'being indicated Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail sect oi alplan] View; portions being shown.. in;ufull, lines,f' y

' This "turntable-is provided. with fan upp i l platform .M whlich' is joined to the1' turii- I. l

taken 011 line 3 3 fFigs. Zand" act-Listing pins forfthe plg itch' shown in yfullxlinesr" z v Fig; 5 visfen" View 7 gear train taken on \l ine;5 5 ofFigzLfl *Fig. is a detail sectioiigtl elevetioii oii" line 676 of Fig.12of one ofthe supportii g Wheels. :1; Fig, 7 is an enlarged detalilsection ol lihe 77- of Fig.1, showingthe detail of-thelc ar rying caster with transporting thandle e- 8 ,is air enlarged" detail jderspectii e.

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up: and down in' 1 slots 24:; Compression fiflf'l spr ngs 25. a re'provided abovethesewheelsf' Will doe; I

I inerals of reference Which'are-the Sainem all .tl16VI8WS-..

is the 'transportiiig circular. lease,

,is1carriedlon the yielding spring'wheel's 2- 121'5'211 on thebasel. lThese stocks jaLrQbifiur-Q cal-ted and provided with wheels 22-.fwhich,

1:,T p q dj p q rfi i a pr c e y similar structuretowheels ZeXceptthat-it- ;i' i hash, shank 31 .Wllih StOP collar-32..;l,-The;

transporting-handle 33 isjpivoted'etifiito Th spr ngsi 5: i1- i r rs fl' ie i 9 l -hold the entire structure "off the floorlwhen. i s no oa e so t a iiby-.rm ens"o h Ihandle 33 the stand can-be pushed .or pu-lle'd qi ito any position desired;and readily 10 the shank 31.-

has a compression spring catedunderthe'body' of'anj automobile; or I i otherfstructure that it is desired toeleVate and turn. aboutto display." L

iiigs 5 andturns centrally of tlie basefil hearihg 42.- on'the" base, .anIdI isz, retained against gdisplacemeiit by a screw collar! table 4 by pairsj'ofi' parallel bearii'ig plattesf @45 o'Ii'all foursidesthelfeoii. i

Between th aifall elfplaitesare lever arms6 6' theouter-endsof which ere-pro v-idedfwith aii'tifriction rollrs' 61. These levers Glare actuated in unison and "serve to, raise or lower the elevating frame The elevating. frame 7: .1s {rectangular n forin' andmade of angle bar :With .the angles to the;l6Wer outer side of each framebar; .Ceri'; trzilly ofiteach frame barQoii its underside is I {ii-transverse guide; l witha gu'idew'ay 7 211i J l which the l ar ti-frictioii wheels -61-on* levers 6! operate, 1 so that, when the innerends'of 7 ,levers -(i are pulleddow iithe elevatingframe {I is raised Aturntable 4: is ,provided'iwith hall hear dispose an adjusting screw jack 8, the base 81 of which is pivoted on the elongated pivot 82. The jacks are thus adjustable'back and forth'to'proper'position for engaging the frame or chassis of an automobile. The jack screws '83 are operated. by little'hand wheels 84. The heads 85 are provided'with screw clips 86 for coupling to the chassis or frame,

- as clearly detailed in Fig.8. 'VVhilei sliding the adjustable ,stand under an automobile,

the jacks areturned down, as indicated by the dotted lines at the right of Fig. 2'. a; I

The inner ends of the levers 6 are actuated by means of the screw. 9 provided with a flanged actuating nut 91 .which engages reunded projections62 on the inner ends of the levers As the screw 9 is actuated, the nut 91 is pulled'down" to the position indicated by; 1 dotted lines in Fig. 2, or toy any intermediate position. fThe screw 9' is actuated by the worm gear 92 which is secured'to flange '93 1at thebottorn of the screw. The worm lgeariprovided with ball bearing 94 on athe underside of the'turntable 4, so that the screw'is very readily rotated centrally of the said table. The turntable is driven by means 4 tion gear train'113.

of the worm 10 on the driving shaft 101 which is actuated by a reversible electric motor 11v through belt drive 111, shaft 112 and reducfIt will-thus besee'n that the screw 9 can be operated in either direction from the, re versible motor;11'- and whenit is pulled down.

to j the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. '2, the elevating frame is raisedto its highest position. Of course, to do this the turntable 4 must be held against rotation and this isjdone by the yoke;1 2 pivoted at 121 which is swung up into engagement with one of the levers 6. lVhenthe lever 6 swings up out of engageinen t ,with the yoke 12, theturntable .is freeto revolve and the turntable. would be free to revolve at any point dur ng itsje'lev'ation by throwing the yoke down to I the position indicated dotted lines; in

. The friction ofthe parts -on .the screw would, when the turntable is released, perject'to, accidental displacement. We, therefore, provide means ,for locking the screw to theturntable, after the properelevationhas been attained. To do this we provide a clutch.

13 madeup of two collapsible members131 and 132 which are semi circular in form. These engage cooperating recess 46. These clutch "members are keyed to the screw by l-z eys 133 and are held in collapsed disen-' gaged position by the encircling spring 134 in the groove 135. There are disposed between these semi-circular sections, wedge pin members 136with outward taperingends; 137, flattenedat the sides, and withbeveled rocates in the bore 95 and a ball bearing 143is interposed between the head and the cone. Thelower end of the plunger 141 is provided with an actuating knob 144 and the" plunger 141 reciprocates centrally through through the ball retainer of ball bearing 145. The lower end of the plunger 141 issquared and is straddled by the'bifurcated cam 146 which is controlled by the rod 147 havingknob' 148-.= .11

When" it is desire'd to lock the elevating screw to theturntable-and suppress its operatio n, thefknob '148is pushed in and thebi- 1 furcated' cam l46ywedges and cams against *the knob 144, pulling the actuating cone 14 down against the inner beveled ends 138 of the actuating ins 136. This forces the same outwardly so t at they wedge the clutch members 131, 132 apart into engagement with the recess 46 in'the top of the turntable 4, thereby locking the screw to the turntable so that actuation of the worm gear 32 from then on slowly turns the turntable and all that is supported thereby in either direction, depending on-the adjustment'of-the reversible motor.

The screw, being thus locked to the turntable, can no longer raise or lower it. y

Of, course, in lace of a reversible motor,

it wouldbe possi 1e. to make use of a reverse gearJThis is a detail, however, whichwe have not deemed it necessary to illustrate.

a In ,theoperation of our improved display stand, an automobile is located at the desired point for display. The body springs of the automobile are lockedby a suitable clamp or by wiring so thatthe will not open out when the loadis released y'the' elevating means.

'We then slide our improved display stand centrall under'the body which is readily accomplis ed because'the same is carried on the.

three rollers, one of which turns and guides Which are flattened top and the others by the transporting handle. The I K adjusting jacks are; closed downwithinthe mitthe same to revolvebutit would be subframe While thisldclating isbeing done- I When the stand is in place, the turntable rotated until theadjustin-g jacks 8 'swi'ngto I the'proper position. 'They are adjustable along the elongated pivots provided to acment with'one of the levers 6. The electric motoris operated with the structure adjusted in position, as indicated in Fig. This drives the bottom position.

101 v of its travel,-will"berotated gradually by 'the action of the wormgear and thetablecan be qrotate'din that'direction'indefinitely. 4 1-;

, desired, be' locked together 'by 'theiclutch," This is accomplishedby forcing the knob 148' the wor1n10 actuating'the worm gear and .the elevating screw 9 which pulls down the nut 91, forcingthe inner ends of the levers -6 downward andjelevatingthe frame 7. This action may becontinued until the arms 6 are lifted out of the yokes 112, which occurs at the time that the nut is brought down to The table thus in itscompletely elevated position, the screw-having reachedthe end By reversing the gear, thetable can be'roagain. The attendant should watch'thisoperation and stop the 'JI IIOtOI EIlL the required time. v e P 1 Then the display stand iseompletely ele-- vated, the screw and the turntable may, itt

inward, which .forces the bifurcated cam 146 into engagement with the knob 144, pulling down the plunger 141, forcing the cone 14 into engagement with the'beveled inner ends of the lock .-pi11s136, foreingthem outwardly vso that their outward beveled ends spread the s clutch members ,int'okengagement with the l turntable, locking. the screw against'anyrelative movement withthe turntable, andthereby locking the structure 'for ready rotation i, oi, the turntable in either direction. The

screw is released from thetu'rntable by pulli 1 tions' just described.

a By'thus providingmeans for locking the screw to the turntable,'it may-beloeked there-h to at any point; inits elevation, thus'making it possibleto lift,an-automobileonly slightly above the floor," which is, the preferred'position for automobile display purposes,fland vthen lockingv thescrewo i r I It is an object of this maohine' jto gradually turn and present all sides of the automobile w for inspection so. that aperson desiringto inspect the automobile," stopping at a display window, can observe'all sides and allparts e in a few minutes bysimply standingandob-' serving the structure.

. we clairn as new and 'ters Patent, 1 s:

This turntable isu'seful for display pur-Q poses generally. It-makesanydispla'y stand a revoluble standby merely providing .a place i for the introduction of our improved turntable underneath the same, ,Its principal'use, however, is for thedisplay ofautomobiles; V

Having thus describedour invention, what 'seiegmme, a traw.

wilt-" a r "for a'ctuatingiithefl" clutch foreoupling the Said screw tkithtiixffi- I U c ked; and-a reversibl ;motor-meats f"r[..drivif1'g"-sa'd 3 u ,3,In a revolubldisplaystand, the co1nb1 2 nation of :aportabiebase', carfyiiig"w heels lng ut the knob'148 Whichjieverses theac desire tdclaimbyLet-y I e v V e o,

"tu'rntable,toturn the table-when looked, and

w r m, gear disposed" upwardly" throughlthe saidtr nt'able with a flanged nut at its-upper 1 j r thigear for actuating the", v I 1 1 dfivifie id. e e a on iiiilin ei 'scr'w to the tt1rntable,'to-turn thetablewh'e'n we edite iar v r e filet to driv g'saidjworm: Y

lift it "t apoftqble ba el-a turntable on the said turntable fulcru'ined. 1-

the said lever arms adjusting" 'j ac ithfa wor in m -mamas levee arms, a; driving worm table, to" t u'rni .thetable who thereunder with "collapsible? compression scr worm wit arms adriv said base,outwardlylp'r oj ectinglevera-rmsonthe -said t-urntableifulerumed intermediate-' "their-ends; asup'porting-fraine' disposedan'd- V v I attainable as s -11 a, tn eambia,

fof a portable. base, -carrying wheels th collapsible"*omhression;

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85 eearm qntfl a m d e fi n m tte n ta ed p sed o arranged a to be carried the outerend oft pi" se'd upwardly through the l saidturntable with a flanged nut at its upper. G arantee a t amen t t? di p fedf i vdr y through the said turntable with 'al flangednut; atit's' pperen 1f r'aeti g yildfjiintler the 1; dofthestahd,iai fiire eb eaeiiffhes d outwardly pi to leverfarr'ns onthe' sald turntable ful v i lcrtin ed interinediate theire'nds,;a supporting i f 3 66 3 di$pe d ii m e' l b beam in the outer ends-of thesaid lev t anns', adjust-1i j'cting'lever arms on tires dfturntablefiil-a m5 e unedii itermediate'th ndea suppaing V frame disposed and .ai geditofbe-fc a by tb'e'outerl ends of hejsaidlev er a a i 10 'oii thesaid lever} l isletf r c ipl ng t -s d: screwto theturntable, the table when O l 7'..l dii i b '1 mean l ar i afigedtw be carr'ied by the outer ends of j I the'sa-id'lever arms, a screwwith a wor fn gear I V disposed" upwardly; throughthe turntablewithl a flanged lnut'at its vupper end for acting ponjthefsaid 'lev r arms, avdriving e zwornfivithfgea "tor actuating the sa d screw,

a clutchifo'r couplin'gfthe'said screw to the a; reversible motor 7 means ,for driving said worm. 1

theirends, a supporting frame disposed and arranged to be carried by the outer endsof the said lever arms, adjustingjacks on the. said I frame, ascrewwith a worm gear disposed upwardly through the said turntable with a flanged nut at its upper end for acting upon the said lever arms, a driving worm withgear for-actuating the said screw, and a reversible motor means for driving saidworm. ,7 g 6. Ina revoluble display stand, the combinationof a portable base, a turntable on the said base, outwardly projecting-lever arms on the said turntable fulcrumed intermediate their ends, a supporting frame disposed and arranged to be carried by the Outer ends of thesaid lever arms, a screw with a worm gear disposedPupwardly through the said,

turntablewith a flanged nut at its upper end for acting upon the said lever arms, a driving I worm with gear for actuating the said screw,

and a reversible motor means for driving said worm.

7. In a revoluble: display stand, thecombi nation of a turntable with adjustable levers thereon fulcrumed intermediate their ends, and vwith anti-friction wheelsat their outer ends, and a supportingframe with radially disposedguideways for engaging the said wheels carried b the said levers.

8. In a revolu le display stand, the combination of a rectangular elevating frame with means for actuating the same, adjusting jacks towards the corners of said frame, and elongated pivots for'the base, of saidadjusting jackswhereb thesame may be swung down wardly and pivots. j v

'9. In a revolub-le display stand, the combiei adjusted in position on said nation of a rectangular elevating frame with i means for actuating the same, adjusting jacks towards the corners of said frame, and pivots for the "base of said adjusting jacks whereby the same maybe swung downwardly and be ourhands. r

' 7 JOHN zH. jPENNIMAN. 7

JAMES G. COLLINS 7 5. In a revoluble display stand, the combi-j v nation of a portable'base, a turntable on the said base, outwardly projecting lever arms on thesaid turntable fulcrumed intermediate j 

